Gongsun Zan didn't find any chance, so he retreated after a round of reconnaissance.
Liu Xiang began to dispatch the defenders of the besieging fortress.
The east gate and north gate farthest from the main camp must be the enemy's main attack direction. Each of them has forty seven-shooter cannons, 8,000 men of the Montenegrin Army, an additional 500 crossbowmen from the Shengsheng Battalion, and five gun carriages from the Light Vehicle Battalion. Ten cars.
The west gate is only more than a mile away from the main camp, and it only needs to defend the city defenders. Fifteen seven-shot cannons and four thousand Montenegrin troops are deployed.
The south gate is three miles away from the main camp, and twenty seven-shooter guns are deployed, with the left army on duty.
The camp on the west bank of the Xiaoling River is connected to the main camp by six pontoon bridges and is garrisoned by the right army.
The entire army is prepared for defense and awaits the arrival of the enemy.
Tuhe County never surrendered, and they would not surrender when they saw reinforcements. Liu Xiang did not bother to persuade them.
Stones were fired from all four camps at the same time to put pressure on the defenders. They also wanted to cause some damage and weaken the strength of the counterattack in the city.
After a day of on-and-off smashing, the soldiers and horses from the three counties of Liaodong arrived and set up camp twenty miles east of the city. The three camps stood next to each other. The camps were orderly and well-organized, but the personnel were not very good.
There were four to five thousand soldiers and nearly 40,000 civilians who were starving and emaciated. All of them looked bad, worse than when they were in Yuguan last year. The locust plague that lasted for more than ten days would not have such a big impact, at least. If the soldiers don't know how to do it, Liaodong will lose the supplies from other counties in Youzhou, and life will be difficult.
The enemy was weak and Liu Xiang was very happy.
Take the people back to the camp quietly and wait for the battle.
Not long after, the Liaodong army came to attack the siege camp on the morning of the next day. More than 20,000 infantry attacked the east gate, and 10,000 attacked at the north gate. Gongsun Zan led 6,000 cavalry to roam near the south gate, preparing to Block reinforcements.
There should be one or two thousand cavalry, but I don't know where they are. They are probably preparing for reinforcements from soldiers and horses from Bintu County.
More than 2,000 defenders from the city rushed out to attack the east gate. The number was seriously lower than expected. General Liaodong was dumbfounded. The damage to Tuhe was too serious. The defenders inside were really brave for being able to persist to this point. They were very lucky to be able to survive. Arrive before the enemy falls.
The army will block the thieves at the gate of the city, and the other side will inevitably lose ground. I have the advantage, and I will win this battle.
Their confidence increased greatly.
The Anping Army at the west and south gates took advantage of the defenders to leave the city, launched stone attacks, and launched crashes, ladders, and trench bridges, forcing the defenders to return to the city, which alleviated the situation of the east gate being attacked from two sides.
The people at the north gate were responding to the story in vain, just wanting to entangle the Anping Army's troops. The two sides fell into a standoff. They mobilized twice from time to time and fought once. The thunder was loud and the raindrops were light.
The fighting was fierce here at the east gate, with more than 30,000 people on both sides shooting at each other across the village wall and trenches.
Forty seven-shooter guns and fifty artillery carts were constantly throwing stone projectiles. Pieces of small stone projectiles kept falling into the crowd, smashing shields, flying helmets, breaking bones, and pengpeng. The sound is accompanied by muffled moaning and wailing, like the war drums of hell, ringing endlessly on the battlefield, making people feel chilly in their hearts.
Five hundred crossbowmen stood condescendingly on the watchtowers and arrow towers, shooting at the soldiers and officers, making the enemy's formation even more chaotic.
The archers hid behind the large oars and fired.
Shuttles are cheap and simple to make. They have been popularized by the entire army and are thrown out by infantry as if they are free of charge.
The soldiers and horses of Liaodong fought for a long time, and they did not even touch the camp gate. There were a few ropes hanging on the antlers in front of the door, and some corpses lying on their backs, recording that the Liaodong people's battle line had only advanced to that point.
Most of the 8,000 Montenegrin troops were from the old Yellow Turbans. They had never fought like this before. They were fully equipped with combat equipment and could shoot at long range. Our army was powerful, but the enemy was intimidated. The fight became more and more exciting, and suddenly someone shouted loudly: "Heaven" He is dead, Huang Tian should stand!"
This loud shout seemed to turn on a switch, and people kept responding. The voices became louder and louder, and finally they merged into one shout:
"Heaven is dead, Huang Tian shall stand!"
It has been a few months, a long time, since the great and virtuous teacher passed away, and their hearts have also died. In this turbid world, they are looking for food in a muddle-headed manner, just to survive.
Previously, they were incorporated by the envoys of the gods, and they were under the jurisdiction of the officers of the Anping Army. They were named the Black Mountain Army.
They coerce the people, and they kill the locusts.
They don't know if they are still considered a Yellow Turban Army.
But the divine envoy is not bad either. He allocates fields to the people and allows the refugees to cultivate wasteland, although he is not like a Taoist priest.
These people were confused until they fought with the Liaodong people under the banner of the official army, until the battle became more and more intense, until the rusty smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and they seemed to wake up.
They laughed loudly, they burst into tears, they grinned and bared their teeth, spitting out all the siltation in their hearts.
The Black Mountain Army's attack paused.
The enemy rushed up in an instant, the antlers were overturned and dragged away, and the camp door was knocked down.
Suddenly a burst of hysterical shouting came, the shouting was deafening and terrifying:
"Heaven is dead, Huang Tian shall stand!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
A large group of people frantically ignored the enemy's weapons and stabbed wildly with their spears, shouting: "Death! Die! Die!"
One person is afraid of thousands of people.
Thousands of people fought desperately, and the enemy troops, who were already seriously injured, were frightened and retreated in panic.
"Don't run! Come fight!"
If it weren't for the stronghold wall, these people would have chased after him.
Seeing the enemy fleeing in panic, the group of people gasped for air. Thinking back on what they had seen and heard recently, they felt as if they had died once and come back to life.
Although the envoy of the gods did not know how to draw talismans and ritual rituals, he allocated fields to the people for cultivation and wanted them to be fed and clothed.
Isn’t rebellion just about having enough food and clothing?
Not bad either.
The great virtuous teacher has gone and the Yellow Turban is dead, so let’s live on in the name of Black Mountain.
The Montenegrin Army in the East Gate Camp is undergoing transformation, but I don’t know whether the entire Montenegrin Army can successfully transform.
The enemy attacked again, and what greeted them was a crazy counterattack and a life-threatening fight. The Yellow Turban Army was able to make such a big fuss and almost overthrow the Eastern Han Dynasty because of the large number of people and the risk of life.
They have nothing, simple weapons, and lack of training. They have only one life to fight for, and they can only fight hard.
The elites are naturally not afraid of the enemy's desperate efforts, but the soldiers and horses in Liaodong are.
They attacked the camp for a day, but made no progress. They left two to three thousand corpses behind and retreated in disgrace.
The battle continued the next day, attacking the east and north sides at the same time. The defenders in the city left the city many times to attack, but were pushed back. Gongsun Zan took the risk of riding and shooting to attack the camp, but still failed to achieve success.
With even greater casualties than on the first day, the Liaodong Allied Forces retreated to the camp in embarrassment.
After two days of strong attack, seven or eight thousand people were killed or injured. The soldiers were tired of fighting, their morale was low, and they would flee whenever they had the chance.
There are more and more deserters.
Gongsun Zan led his cavalry around, captured many deserters, chopped off their heads, and hung them in various military camps. If there was not enough room for the camp gates, they hung them on the walls of the stronghold. This way he could barely stabilize the army.
Although the soldiers were frightened, the morale of the army was difficult to maintain and they could not fight at all, so they could only repair behind closed doors.
The Liaodong Allied Forces are undergoing repairs and the Anping Army is waiting.
On the sixth day of September, Liu Xiang received the battle report: the Liao army was captured.
The siege has been completed on all sides, and the prey has been caught in the net.
"Order Yunfan Camp and the Heishan Army of Liaotui County to block the Daliao River and prevent anyone from crossing the river."
"Order Zhou Cang to go south along the Chongqing River and block the entrance to Yiwulu Mountain so that the enemy cannot escape into the mountainous area."
"Order the Bintu County garrison to sneak to the north of the enemy camp, ambush ten miles away, and block the route north to Changli."
"Order the four camps and capture Tuhe."
"Instruct all units in the Chinese army to prepare for a big war."